Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday April 5, 2023
School holidays :
Good Friday
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Friday April 7, 2023
Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.
This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.
Easter Monday
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Monday April 10, 2023
Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
Passover
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Wednesday April 12, 2023
cards/flowers : Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday April 17, 2023
School holidays :
Lake Balaton Supermarathon
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Sunday April 23, 2023
Sports events : Https://runinbudapest.com 2023 edition confirmed
Labour Day
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Monday May 1, 2023
Secular holiday : A munka ünnepe
Giro d'Italia
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Saturday May 6, 2023
Sports events : Www.cyclingnews.com cycling race - lasts 3 weeks
2023 edition confirmed
Mothers' Day
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Sunday May 7, 2023
cards/flowers : Anyák napja
Regional holiday
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Thursday May 11, 2023
Secular holiday : Miskolc Day: anniversary of the granting of the coat of arms of the city in 1909 by King Franz Joseph Miskolc only
Ascension holiday (end)
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Monday May 22, 2023
School holidays :
Pentecost holiday (beginning)
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Friday May 26, 2023
School holidays :
Children's Day
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Sunday May 28, 2023
Culture : Gyermeknap - Parents take children to fun places or to family nature walks (kirándulás).
Whit Monday
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Monday May 29, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Seven weeks after Easter Monday -Marking the day the Holy Spirit entered the disciples left behind and the beginning of their ministry.
Day of Mourning
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Sunday June 4, 2023
Culture : Day of mourning and remembrance in Hungary, the day when the Treaty of Trianon was signed in Versailles in 1920, and Hungary lost 71.4% of its former territory.
Fathers' Day
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Sunday June 18, 2023
cards/flowers :
Freedom Day
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Monday June 19, 2023
Culture : Commemorates the end of the Soviet occupation of Hungary and honors the martyrs of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday June 21, 2023
School holidays :
F1 Grand Prix
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Sunday July 23, 2023
Sports events : Www.formula1.com in Budapest - Hungaroring 2023 edition confirmed
Sziget Pop-Rock festival
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Thursday August 10, 2023
Culture : Www.Sziget.hu lasts 5 days - in Budapest 2023 edition confirmed
Foundation Day / St. Stephens's Day
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Sunday August 20, 2023
Secular holiday : St. Stephen established the Hungarian state and instituted Catholicism as state religion in 1000 A.D. Today is also the Day of the New Bread , and the first bread from the new harvest is baked especially for this day. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
World Athletics Championships
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Saturday August 26, 2023
Sports events : Https://www.worldathletics.org lasts 2 weeks -- in Budapest
Summer holiday (end)
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Thursday August 31, 2023
School holidays :
Budapest Marathon
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Sunday September 10, 2023
Sports events : Www.budapestmarathon.com/ 2023 edition confirmed
Rosh Hashanah
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Saturday September 16, 2023
cards/flowers : Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur
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Monday September 25, 2023
cards/flowers :